I actually agreed to specify some DCM replicas myself a few years ago. an attempt to invest creative authenticity in a replica. The dictionaries may have to fit another meaning in for that word. One even refers to the Eames as the inspired designers. Inspired version, inspired replica, inspired copy. The word “inspired” pops up a lot looking around these sites. This allows for inspired copies of designer items to be affordable to a broader audience.” “Life.interiors is committed to providing stylish contemporary home and office furniture via the web.
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There is nothing illegal about this in Australia, as long as they are sold as copies and the design registration has expired.īq. There are almost as many Chinese factories making these chairs as there are Australian retailers willing to sell them. Here are a few:įoshan Qingwei Hardware Factory, China Shenzhen Honzon Industry Development Company Limited, Foshan Beyoung Furniture Factory, Shenzhen Weinuoya Furniture Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Cursint Furniture Co., Ltd., Foshan Shunde Longjiang Jibei Hingis Furniture Factory… The replicas are made in China, not that they are called replicas there – they go by their original product names, sometimes even incorporating the Herman Miller name.ĭoing a search for Eames chairs I found countless factories selling versions of this chairs. The authentic Herman Miller chairs, quite lost in the search results, are made in places like the U.S., Canada and Italy. These local chairs, all found from a search at Google Australia, all happen to be fakes, or, more euphemistically, replicas. If you shop around in Melbourne you can find similar chairs being sold for between $129 and $929 (if you want one dressed with the hide of a pony).
retailer, the Eames office, the cost of an Eames DCW (Dining Chair Wooden) varies between $629 and $1149 depending on the finish.
That’s the name of a store officially selling Herman Miller’s Eames furniture range in the United States, couldn’t resist it.
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